diff --git a/include/libwebsockets/lws-misc.h b/include/libwebsockets/lws-misc.h
index 00bf4d6aa..823c240bd 100644
--- a/include/libwebsockets/lws-misc.h
+++ b/include/libwebsockets/lws-misc.h
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ lws_dll_add_front(struct lws_dll *d, struct lws_dll *phead);
 LWS_VISIBLE LWS_EXTERN void
 lws_dll_remove(struct lws_dll *d);
 
+/* another way to do lws_start_foreach_dll_safe() on a list via a cb */
+
+LWS_VISIBLE LWS_EXTERN int
+lws_dll_foreach_safe(struct lws_dll *phead, int (*cb)(struct lws_dll *d));
+
 struct lws_dll_lws { /* typed as struct lws * */
 	struct lws_dll_lws *prev;
 	struct lws_dll_lws *next;
diff --git a/lib/core/libwebsockets.c b/lib/core/libwebsockets.c
index ae10e5a8f..40b64d708 100644
--- a/lib/core/libwebsockets.c
+++ b/lib/core/libwebsockets.c
@@ -138,6 +138,17 @@ lws_dll_remove(struct lws_dll *d)
 	d->next = NULL;
 }
 
+int
+lws_dll_foreach_safe(struct lws_dll *phead, int (*cb)(struct lws_dll *d))
+{
+	lws_start_foreach_dll_safe(struct lws_dll *, p, tp, phead->next) {
+		if (cb(p))
+			return 1;
+	} lws_end_foreach_dll_safe(p, tp);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #if !(defined(LWS_PLAT_OPTEE) && !defined(LWS_WITH_NETWORK))
 
 LWS_VISIBLE lws_usec_t